Have you heard? A visionary performing arts center is coming to central Indiana.
The Center for the Performing Arts
The Center for the Performing Arts is a three-venue, world-class performing arts center located in Carmel, Indiana. The Center will boast a state-of-the-art, acoustically perfect 1,600-seat concert hall, dubbed the Palladium, a 500-seat proscenium theater, called the Tarkington, and a 200-seat studio theater.
The Center for the Performing Arts will be home to a number of local performing arts organizations, including Civic Theatre, which will be the principal resident theatre company of the Center, and the Carmel Symphony Orchestra. Other future residents include Carmel's Actors Theatre of Indiana, Carmel Repertory Theatre, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, and the Indiana Wind Symphony.
The Center for the Performing Arts will also play host to a diverse lineup of local, national and international arts programming, including a Great American Song Book Series, jazz, dance, classical, chamber, choral and country concerts, plus appearances by world famous symphonies like the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, singers and musicians, a variety of plays and musicals, intimate cabaret performances, one night stands by America's favorite comedians and a host of other entertainment options that will enhance the quality of life in Central Indiana and throughout the Midwest.
The Palladium
The Palladium will also serve as an education center and museum for the Michael Feinstein Foundation, housing the rare memorabilia and manuscripts that comprise The Great American Songbook Collection, and it will host an annual international Great American Songbook Festival.
The Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook refers to that uniquely American composition of music, lyrics and history, created by great 20th century artists such as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Rodgers and Hart and many others. It includes the interrelated music of Broadway theatre, musical theatre, Hollywood musicals and Tin Pan Alley.
Steven B. Libman / President and Chief Executive Officer
Steven B. Libman's most recent venture was a three-year term as Managing Director of the Tony award-winning La Jolla Playhouse, in La Jolla, California, during which he helped the Playhouse achieve significant growth and record fundraising. Steven will be responsible for creating the strategic direction of the Center, hiring the staff, recruiting the board, programming the four venues, and creating a collaborative atmosphere among all constituents.
Michael Feinstein / Artistic Director
Michael Feinstein, the multi-platinum selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed "The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook," is considered one of the premier interpreters of American Popular Song. More than a mere performer, he is nationally recognized for his commitment to the American Popular Song, both celebrating its art and preserving its legacy for the next generation. In addition to serving as Artistic Director, Mr. Feinstein will perform frequently at the Center for the Performing Arts and assist with programming.
The Center for the Performing Arts Board of Directors
These central Indiana residents comprise the Center's Board of Directors:
Rollin M. Dick, Chair
Frank Basile
Don Gottwald
Douglas Haney
Nancy Heck
Robert Hicks
Stan Hurt
Todd Maurer
Jeffrey C. McDermott
Ersal Ozdemir
Steve Pittman
Eric Stovall, Treasurer
John Thompson
Rosemary Waters, Secretary
Mike Wells
Ian G. Worden
The Center for the Performing Arts Staff
David Anderson
Marketing Director
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Jim Austin
Executive Producer, Grand Opening
jaustin@TheCenterForThePerformingArts.org
Michael Feinstein
Artistic Director
Jeremy Hatch
Director of Development
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John R. Hughey
Public Relations Manager
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Carol Killworth
Executive Assistant to Steven Libman
ckillworth@TheCenterForThePerformingArts.org
Kyle Lemoi
Production Director
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Steven B. Libman
President and Chief Executive Officer
slibman@TheCenterForThePerformingArts.org
Brian Seitz
Box Office Manager
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Douglas Tatum
General Manager
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Vision Statement
Starting with the week-long grand opening in January 2011, the Center for the Performing Arts is poised to become an inviting gathering place for the community, along with the center's Tarkington theater and the studio theater. Combined, the three venues will be a place for people to engage in communal intimacy, celebrating great art together.
The Center will not only a become a haven for local theater, dance and music organizations to perform, it will also provide three of the finest stages in the world playing host to the globe's most gifted performers. In each of the three venues, The Center will provide a classical series featuring both domestic and international orchestras, recitals, vocalists and chambers. Dance companies will perform one evening with jazz presentations staging concerts the following day.
The creation of new art is a vibrant component of our mission. We will work with artists around the world to commission original symphonies, dance, theater, jazz and chamber pieces. We are already in discussions with Humana Festival to present original plays by American playwrights. Likewise, the studio theater will become a venue for young artists and those just beginning their careers. We are also interested in hosting new festivals celebrating art alongside food and wine.
Equally important to the talents performing on stage is The Center's architecture. Our success will be measured both by the works on stage and the inspiration found under our magnificent classical Palladio dome. There isn't any other complex being built in North America where so much attention is being paid to acoustics. The concert hall will last 500 years or more, creating a legacy that will be passed along to our children and grandchildren for generations to come.
Financial Information: Form 990
This document provides comprehensive information about the Center for the Performing Arts' finances from the 2009 fiscal year. Download the 990 form for the Center for the Performing Arts here: Form 990
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